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"Roslin and Adama", as well as "Balthar's Dream" both are at the very least strongly influenced by the "Black Hawk Down" Soundtrack, and at the worst almost straight ripoffs.

The first time I noticed this was "Wander my Friends" which was VERY close to "Minstrel Boy" from BHD. I wondered about this, until reading the Season 2 liner notes, where RDM apologizes to Bear and thanks him for putting up with all the times that he asked him to 'make it sound more like the temp track;' so, if you were to watch a BSG episode in the early stages, you likely would hear music from the BHD soundtrack, or the Bourne soundtrack, that they used as temp filler to demonstrate the feel they want for a scene. So don't blame it on Bear; RDM has admitted it's his doing.

Digital sound... that's the matter today, are we really talking about digital sound ? Yup, in the way "an analogic sound digitalised", but the instruments Zimmer use or me... are real sounds the only difference in the final result is the "real instrument player feel"

Yeah, it's not a proper term, but you know what I meant. Of course those are real samples, but the human ear is very sensitive - we can instantly recognize when we hear the same sound over and over, instead of a live performance.

Umh... received Zaarin, but... it's not a remix, isn't it ? The wave curve is the same as the original song of the soundtrack. I thought when i ask you to send my sounds or songs, that you'll send me original songs from the composition team of BtRL ^^

What you mean by "sneeroiin" Zaarin ? The ambiant sound at the beginning ? And for the duration it was just a test intro to see if it was this kind of song you were looking for, i'll continue it tomorrow (or today at this today if i can say that :x)

For the brass Dukeman, what kind of brass you want ? Some like in "The Day Comes" ? Smoother with less staccs or attacks ?

There's some way to work with good sounds and good softwares... i think you'll be able to find them on your own. Or to begin you can try some software like Reason or Fruity loops... reason will be more diversified and fruity loops mainly based on electro sounds. It's clearly affordable, but not free.

And thanks Nothing_But_The_Rain =)

Roy, i think that for us, who listen clearly often to soundtracks, it's effectively different digitalised and natural sound... but the majority won't make the difference between real and fake orchestra... especially with the tools we can use today.

There's some way to work with good sounds and good softwares... i think you'll be able to find them on your own. Or to begin you can try some software like Reason or Fruity loops... reason will be more diversified and fruity loops mainly based on electro sounds. It's clearly affordable, but not free.

Thanks for the reply - That's about what I figured on the freeware front. Actually, I believe that my bro has something similiar to Reason. I'll see if I get a copy to mess with.

For the brass Dukeman, what kind of brass you want ? Some like in "The Day Comes" ? Smoother with less staccs or attacks ?

I'd actually like to hear something with NO brass. mid-eastern and eastern woodwinds/pipes would be a better choice for a BSG track...we've heard those, and orchestral strings, and some old-world strings, but aside from the mini-series, brass instruments are rarely used (and I'm personally more a fan of Bear's work than Richard Gibbs'). Of course, we are hearing more choral parts, but that's harder for synthesizers to pull off without a cheap feel.

You definately have the right style for the drums, but everytime the brass comes in I'm transported to MechWarrior...and this last ambiant piece, I ended up in Independence War II;)

Subjective? not if you listen to Bear's soundtracks from Season 1 and Season 2. He rarely uses brass instruments, and that's a fact. Beyond that, yes I am subjective when it comes to the sound I want for the campaign I've been working on for nearly two years now.